MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
deals with
topics
relating to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
gains in
electronic educational technology have enabled
students
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
blended learning organizations
have to struggle with
now that elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can organizations
certify that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can we
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Equatorial Guinea to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
demand
to better understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
participants
want
to better comprehend
these
compelling new open educational
ventures.
Professors want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
expanding
desire for
knowledge
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This new book
also analyzes the
key controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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